- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Madhuri, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Kaalam Vellum
- Movie release year
- 1970
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Feb 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna …enna
Ennaanga sambanthi
Eppo namma sammandham
Ennaanga sambanthi
Eppo namma sammandham
Female :Purushan veedu poyi
Pullaiyai petha pinnalae
Purushan veedu poyi
Pullaiyai petha pinnalae
Ennaanga sambanthi
Eppo namma sammandham
Pondatti manasu vechu
Ponna petha pinnalae
Pondatti manasu vechu
Ponna petha pinnalae
Pondatti manasu vechu
Ponna petha pinnalae
Ennaanga sambanthi
Panjavarna kiliyai pola
Ponnu porandha
Un paiyn vandhu parkkatumae
Kannu irundha
Ammadi panjavarna kiliyai pola
Ponnu porandha
Un paiyan vandhu parkkatumae
Kannu irundha
Pappali pazhathai pola
Paiyan poarndha
Pappali pazhathai pola
Paiyan poarndha
Adha pathu kili kotha varum
Vaayai thirandha
Adha pathu kili kotha varum
Vaayai thirandha
Em ponnu kalyanathil
Ezhettu vaghanam
Em ponnu kalyanathil
Ezhettu vaghanam
Englishu paadalodu kacheri naayanam
Englishu paadalodu kacheri naayanam
Empulla maappillainaa
Ezhu latcham sadhanam
Empulla maappillainaa
Ezhu latcham sadhanam
Yendiamma anniyaare
Enna undu unnidam
Yendiamma anniyaare
Enna undu unnidam
Ennai yendi izhukkire
Nee eppo pethu kodukkira
Male :Enna enna ennaanga sambanthi
Eppo namma sammandham
Female : Purushan veedu poyi
Pullaiyai petha pinnalae
Ennaanga sambanthi
Mottaru caaru rendu vanghi tahranum
Vaira modhiramum sangiliyum panni tharanum
Mottaru caaru rendu vanghi tahranum
Vaira modhiramum sangiliyum panni tharanum
Pottalum pottiyamma indha podu
Pottalum pottiyamma indha podu
Oru pullaiyae nee pethadhukka indha paadu
Oru pullaiyae nee pethadhukka indha paadu
Nee tharum seedhanam nellu vangha podhuma
Nee tharum seedhanam nellu vangha podhuma
Naan petha pillaikku soapu vangha podhuma
Naan petha pillaikku soapu vangha podhuma
Athanai soapu vangha vendumillaiyaa
Athanai soapu vangha vendumillaiyaa
Un aambaala pillai enna azhukku pillaiyaa
Un aambaala pillai enna azhukku pillaiyaa
Aiyae aalukku pillae
Female :Aa…enna sonan …vaayadi
Female :Poru…enponnu vaaraadi
Female :Naanum parkkiren umponnai
Female :Parkkirendi unnaiyum
Male :Adadaa
What... what...
Tell me, dear in-law,
When will our marriage alliance happen?
Tell me, dear in-law,
When will our marriage alliance happen?
Female: After going to my husband's house,
And giving birth to a child...
After going to my husband's house,
And giving birth to a child...
Tell me, dear in-law,
When will our marriage alliance happen?
Once my wife makes up her mind,
And gives birth to a precious girl...
Once my wife makes up her mind,
And gives birth to a precious girl...
Once my wife makes up her mind,
And gives birth to a precious girl...
Tell me, dear in-law,
Like a colourful parrot,
If a baby girl is born,
Let your son come and look at her,
If he has good eyes!
Oh my, like a colourful parrot,
If a baby girl is born,
Let your son come and look at her,
If he has good eyes!
Like a ripe papaya,
If a baby boy is born,
Like a ripe papaya,
If a baby boy is born,
A parrot will come to peck at it,
Whenever he opens his mouth!
A parrot will come to peck at it,
Whenever he opens his mouth!
At my daughter's wedding,
There will be seven or eight cars,
At my daughter's wedding,
There will be seven or eight cars,
With English band songs and wedding pipes playing,
With English band songs and wedding pipes playing!
If my boy is the groom,
We want seven hundred thousand in gifts!
If my boy is the groom,
We want seven hundred thousand in gifts!
Hey there, sister-in-law,
What do you have to offer?
Hey there, sister-in-law,
What do you have to offer?
Why are you dragging me into this?
When are you going to give birth and hand over a child?
Male: What, what, tell me, dear in-law,
When will our marriage alliance happen?
Female: After going to my husband's house,
And giving birth to a child...
Tell me, dear in-law,
You must buy and give two cars,
And make a diamond ring and a chain!
You must buy and give two cars,
And make a diamond ring and a chain!
What a heavy demand you have thrown, woman!
What a heavy demand you have thrown, woman!
All this fuss just for having one child?
All this fuss just for having one child?
Is the dowry you offer barely enough to buy grain?
Is the dowry you offer barely enough to buy grain?
Is it enough even to buy soap for my child?
Is it enough even to buy soap for my child?
Why on earth do you need so much soap?
Why on earth do you need so much soap?
Is your baby boy such a dirty child?
Is your baby boy such a dirty child?
Oh, calling my boy dirty, are you?
Female: Ah... what did you say, you big mouth?
Female: Just wait... here comes my daughter!
Female: Let me see your daughter too,
Female: And I'll deal with you as well!
Male: Oh boy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful track from Kaalam Vellum (1970) depicts a humorous argument and banter between potential in-laws (sambanthi) discussing a future wedding alliance between their children. The song lightheartedly touches upon traditional match-making dynamics, dowry demands, family pride, and extravagant wedding plans. Through lively back-and-forth verses, both sides boast about the beauty, worth, and demands for their respective children—comparing the girl to a colorful parrot and the boy to a sweet papaya—while poking fun at each other's status and modest expectations in a satirical, entertaining manner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Simile)
“Panjavarna kiliyai pola”
Compares the newborn girl child to a vibrant five-colored parrot ('panjavarna kiliyai pola').
Uwamai (Simile)
“Pappali pazhathai pola”
Compares the boy child to a sweet papaya fruit ('pappali pazhathai pola').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pottalum pottiyamma indha podu”
The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Pottalum' / 'Oru').
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Trivia
Composed by the musical duo Sankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Kannadasan, 'Enna Enna Sambanthi' showcases a popular folk-style wedding banter genre in Tamil cinema, performed delightfully by T. M. Soundarajan, P. Susheela, and P. Madhuri.
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